Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-19
VETERAN LEGIsLATORs' REUNION

Three Hundred Rx-LawmakersP Par
ticlpate In the Festivities mt Savin
ROck-The Business Meeting Pre-
sided Over by Hon. e. s. Cleveland
Speeches by Ex.GovernOrs-AH High
ly Successful Affair.
The much talked of reunion of the veteran
legislators was held at Savin Rock yesterday.
All the early trains on the Consolidated and
Derby railroads brought a delegation of ex-
lawmakers intent on enjoying the pleasures
of the reunion.
Excursion cars awaited the Solons at the
depot and it did not take very long for them
to be whisked off to the Rock, where fine
dinner and a still finer time was awaiting
them.
The business meeting was held at Howes'
skating rink and there were three hundred
legislators present.
The assembly was called to order at II
O'Clock by A. w. Phelps of New Haven, who
said: 1T gives me pleasure, gentlemen, to
welcome you TO this grand reunion. think
our Connecticut members of the legislature
have been somewhat slandered. 1t has been
said that the highest aspiration of our Con-
necticut men was to get to the legislature
once and then to talk of it until they die. Be
that as it may, we are assembled to-day I'M
der favorable auspices. We meet to revive
old associations and to drop tear of sympa-
thy to those who have dropped out by the
way. May blessings and long life attend you
all, and may you go gently to your rest as
sinks the evening sum-"
Mr.. Pond of Hartford, of the old associa
ton of 1875, said that the associations invited
| were those which had voted to keep up their
| associations. Mr.Pond read the list of mem
| bers who at the general session in Hartford
in 1885 were appointed committees:
1S63-Truman Warren, New Haven; John
Allen, Old Saybrook; Benjamin s. Bishop,
West Hartford; Henry D. Russell New Haven;
David S. Bigelow, West Colchester; David B.
Booth, Danbury; F. o. Bennett, Willimantic;
Alonzo Whitney, Torrington; &C. Hubbard,
Middletown; William H. Yeomans, Column
bia.
1s67-William c. Street, Norwalk; Thomas
Clark, North Stonington; George NJ. Ian
ders, New Britain; Lyman D. Brewster,
| Danbury; A. W. Bacon, Middletown; A. J.
| Coe, Meriden; P. B. Green, Norwich; Il. III.
Cleveland, Brooklyn; H. B. Graves, Litch-
| field.
1s6s-Alfred W. Phelps, New Haven; EN-
| erson w. Moore, Talcottyille; B. A. Rath-
bone, Lynn; James h. Olmstead, Stamford;
Samuel L. Porter, Pennington; E. A. Wood
ward, South Norwalk.
1s71-Edward H. Bugbee, Killingly; WI
| Mead, Greenwich.
| 1S75-N. B. Stevens, Hartford: Lynde
Harrison, New Haven; s. T. Holbrook, Nor
witch; D. B. Mallory, Sherman; J. NJ. Bar
tram, Sharon; L. o. Bowen, Eastford; join
]. Hutchinson, Essex.
| 1S77-C. B. Bowers, Now Haven; w. H.
Haywood, Colchester; L. G.. Goodrich, Sims
bury; L. N. Williams, Hartford; Charles A
Hackers, Tolland.
1979-John J. Perry, Fairfield.
1887. B. Cody, Hartford; T. ]. Fox
New Haven; Edgar J. Reed, Sharon; B. F
Mahan, New London; P. S. Chafee, Mans
field Center; Thomas Sanford, Reading; H
1S93-E. s. Cleveland Hartford; Charles
n. Pine, Ansonis; N. Douglas Levin, Nor
wich; James Rider, Danbury; Charles Tay
lor. New Milford; M. W. Terrill, MiddleGeld
E. S. Henry, Rockville; Amos T. Fowler
Willimantic.
1S94-Stephen A. Hubbard, Hartford; E
G. Lewis, Waterbury; H. A. Hull, Stoning
ton; w. B. Glover, Fairfield; M F. Tewne
| Thomaston; 1. w. Brooks, Torrington: Il
II. Brainard, Haddam, and A. E. Weld
| Union.
Many letters of regret were received and
| read by Secretary Curtiss
Ex-Governor Walters letter of regret
ELECTED warm applause. Owing to business
engagements he was unable to attend.
Hon. E. S. Cleveland, of Hartford, was
elected president. Mr.. Cleveland addressed
| the meeting as follows:
| Gas l see many familiar faces before me
members of both parties-I feel that we are
not here with our politics, perhaps we ought
not to be here with our religion; but we are
members of former legislatures who have
served our State honorably. We are
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